Import user profiles (Office SharePoint Server)

SharePoint 2007

Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007

Topic Last Modified: 2008-01-22

You can import user profile information from directory connections. By doing so, you can save time when entering user information for every user in your organization, but you might not be able to include all of the properties that you want to show for each user.

You can import user profile information from three types of sources: Active Directory directories, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol directories, or Business Data Catalogs. You can import new user profiles by using the first two sources, but you can only augment existing user profiles by using the third source.

To import user profile information, you must first configure the import settings (see Configure profile import settings). You can also stop any import currently in progress, and you can view a log of past imports.

You can import user profile information by using the User Profiles and Properties page: